A special version of the Fiat 500 has gone on sale exclusively through the Internet in the UK; the 10,000 unit 500byDIESEL is the result of a collaboration between Fiat’s Style Centre in Turin and fashion label DIESEL’s design team

Fiat Professional is celebrating its results in this year's What Van? Van of the Year awards in the UK with new Fiorino crowned overall Van of the Year while the Scudo collected the Small Panel Van of the Year category award

Photo Gallery: 33rd Salone Internazionale dell’Automobile e della Moto, Bologna - Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12

Exactly one month after Kimi Raikkonen was on a race track for the last time the Finn was back in action today at the Jerez track in Spain testing a Ferrari F2008 that had been modified to simulate the lower downforce foreseen in 2009

At a lavish ceremony in front of more than 2,000 guests including politicians, celebrities and concessionaires, the Fiat 500 has been launched in Argentina with an initial run of 90 units to commemorate the brand's 90 years in this market

Photo Gallery: Fiat 500 launch, Argentina

Iveco has delivered ten Massifs to the Italy's Civil Protection force; the vehicles were handed over in a ceremony held in parallel with the press conference given by President Silvio Berlusconi, to present the programme for the 2009 G8 meeting

In the UK the Fiat 500 starts at an on-the-road price of less than £8,000 again; the list price rose to £8,100 in the summer however the new British VAT tariff of 15 percent means that the price has dropped again, to £7,929

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has stated in an interview today that the Italian firm cannot survive the economic downturn on its own and predicting a wave of consolidations he says that Fiat will need to merge or form a partnership

Following on from the now traditional appearance of its F1 cars at the Bologna Motor Show, this year test driver Luca Badoer demonstrated the F2008, two busy weeks are lying ahead of Scuderia Ferrari both on and off the track

While its new racing car entertains the crowds in Bologna, Abarth has announced the calendar for the new Trofeo Abarth 500, the three series' will take in some of Europe's most famous circuits, including Monza, Imola, Brno and Brands Hatch

Photo Gallery: 33rd Salone Internazionale dell’Automobile e della Moto, Bologna - 500 Abarth Assetto Corse

The Iveco Daily has been awarded the title of Van Of The Year in Brazil, repeating the success achieved by the Stralis in 2007; the prestigious award was conferred by AutoData, Brazil’s most authoritative automotive sector magazine

Earmarked with Ferrari’s unique signature stylish cues, the Pininfarina-designed California has arrived in Doha, Qatar where it was launched under the gleaming eyes and wide acclaim of Alfardan Sports Motors Company’s clients and partners

This weekend Ferrari has been the main protagonist - with a series races and demonstrations runs - at the 33rd Bologna Motor Show, the Prancing Horse cars performing in front of the spectators in the arena dedicated to special events

Photo Gallery: 33rd Salone Internazionale dell’Automobile e della Moto, Bologna - Scuderia Ferrari

Photo Gallery: 33rd Salone Internazionale dell’Automobile e della Moto, Bologna - Ferrari FXX/F430 Challenge

Fiat Grande Punto JTD pilot Marco Cavigioli in the has won the inaugural IRC 2WD Cup by finishing third in the two-wheel drive class on the China Rally; the Italian driver did not put a foot wrong throughout the event to seal the title

Two exciting new Fiat Group models, the road production Alfa MiTo and the race-bred 500 Abarth Assetto Corse, have captured much attention as the dynamic action in the Arena at the 33rd Bologna Motor Show gets underway

After disappearing from sight for several years the unusual Covini C6W six-wheeled supercar project is back in action, now featuring revised mechanicals, more power, a new gearbox, and most significantly it has jettisoned its roof

Italian Fiat Grande Punto JTD driver Marco Cavigioli is well on course to claim the inaugural Intercontinental Rally Challenge 2WD Cup title after claiming second place in the class after day one of the China Rally was completed today

Photo Gallery: Intercontinental Rally Challenge Rd 10, China Rally - Marco Cavigioli (Fiat Grande Punto JTD)

Fiat India Automobiles has targeted a very high level of indigenisation of its new Linea sedan by 2010, while the petrol engine currently being manufactured at its facility in Ranjangaon will be completely built locally by that year

Bosch start/stop technology can be found in more and more cars and from March 2009, Fiat will present its first model to feature a start/stop system, the Fiat 500, using a Bosch adapted starter, management system and battery sensor

Photo Gallery: Trilogy of the Automobile 3: Dream, Torino Esposizioni - Pininfarina (II)